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Famous Go Against Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Go Against poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous go against poems. These examples illustrate what a famous go against poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry
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Thence, if the King awaken from his craze, 
Into the smoke again.' 

But Lancelot said, 
'Kay, wherefore wilt thou go against the King, 
For that did never he whereon ye rail, 
But ever meekly served the King in thee? 
Abide: take counsel; for this lad is great 
And lusty, and knowing both of lance and sword.' 
'Tut, tell not me,' said Kay, 'ye are overfine 
To mar stout knaves with foolish courtesies:' 
Then mounted, on through silent faces rode 
Down the slope city, an...Read more of this...
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord



...He brought me hither, and I felt surprise,
From life I gather but a dark surmise,
I go against my will;—thus, why I come,
Why live, why go, are all dark mysteries....Read more of this...
by Khayyam, Omar
...I came not hither of my own free will,
And go against my wish, a puppet still;
Cupbearer! gird thy loins, and fetch some wine;
To purge the world's despite, my goblet fill....Read more of this...
by Khayyam, Omar
...air fresh among words 
Is the secret of verbal cleanliness. 

To write good poems 
Is the secret of brevity. 

To go against the grain 
Is the secret of bravery. 

To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child 
Is the secret of chivalry. 

To go where no one else has ever gone before 
Is the secret of heroism. 

To expect to be kissed having bad breath 
Is the secret of a fool. 

Words rich in meaning 
Can be cheap in sound effects. 
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by Stojanovic, Dejan
...It is full summer now, the heart of June;
Not yet the sunburnt reapers are astir
Upon the upland meadow where too soon
Rich autumn time, the season's usurer,
Will lend his hoarded gold to all the trees,
And see his treasure scattered by the wild and spendthrift breeze.

Too soon indeed! yet here the daffodil,
That love-child of the Spring, has lingered on
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by Wilde, Oscar



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